Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] be thought that " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it happens , in the early days of computers it was thought that it would be only a few years before computers would be able to understand natural language . |
| 2 | Are those empirical credentials sufficient , however , to sustain the metaphysical implications it is thought that the laws have ? |
| 3 | For many years it was thought that the wreck was a Spitfire , but after delving through archives at the RAF Museum along with information gleaned from various specialist publications , it was discovered that the aircraft was a Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk flown by a Canadian pilot , Harold Fraser-English of 400 Squadron , operating out of Weston Zoyland . |
| 4 | Before the sustained economic recession of the inter-war years it was thought that the economy automatically moved towards full employment , even though periodic booms and slumps were experienced at the time . |
| 5 | For many years it was thought that in the absence of express provision in the original constitution the continued equality of all shares was a fundamental condition which could not be abrogated by an alteration of the articles so as to allow the issue of shares preferential to those already issued . |
| 6 | If the house was formerly in the sole name of the husband it would be quite appropriate for the wife 's solicitors to insist on a full abstract of title commencing with a good root of title ( although in practice it seems to be accepted that the title was properly investigated at the time of the husband 's purchase ) ; but in the case of a house already in joint names it is thought that this could be dispensed with , the wife 's solicitor assuming that a proper investigation of title to the property was made at the time when the house was purchased by the husband and the wife . |
| 7 | In general the quality of discussion and level of participation were highly praised but in some cases it was thought that staff , who were unfamiliar with validation , were unsure of their role in the event . |